Often I get email inquiries, and they don’t turn into a job until time passes. I might field emails for months, answering questions, and I do it happily. One of my passions is to help people, and even if I don’t land the job, I want to be a positive resource. The Wildflower Farms renderings took about six months to come to fruition; most of my inquiries do.
Each project has its own life and story. Sometimes people come to me, and they think they know exactly what they want; they have their camera angles, lighting, and mood decided. I don’t mind, and all I can do is make suggestions; however, sometimes there isn’t much wiggle room in people’s minds.
Part of my process is composition, and you would be surprised at the percentage of time I spend on this. I can move the camera 1000 times, and I can change the light just as many. Zoom in, zoom out. pan left, pan right… It can take many hours to find the best shot. When a client comes to me with a preconceived thought of how the image should be composed, they miss out on someone’s eye who has been doing this for decades. Until you are looking through the camera lens, you don’t know what the right shot is.
Often when this happens, the client thinks they know what they want; the view isn’t actually composed. There are art, color, and light theories to follow, which haven’t been given any thought.
Anyway, these did turn out pretty good, and I hope you agree. If you have any questions, feel free to comment.
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